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Lenny Beck
Student Leader, 2012 Borneo II: Primate Conservation
Lenny is a high school teacher from the Cincinnati, Ohio area. He teaches biology, physical science, and environmental science, which is his passion. He attributes his love for nature and the environment to playing in the woods during his childhood. He holds a BS in Biology and an MA in Education from the University of Kentucky and he is currently in his third year of the GFP working towards an MAT in Biological Science. While in the GFP, he has participated in the Baja and Borneo EE courses. He looks forward to returning to Borneo as a student leader to continue his Master Plan work, hone his leadership skills, and to get more use out of his leech socks. In his free time he enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, reading a good book, hiking, and being outdoors. |
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Katie Corr
Student Leader, 2012 Thailand: Buddhism & Conservation
Katie is all about Project Dragonfly. Aside from completing her own M.A. through the GFP, she also coordinates and leads the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's branch of Dragonfly's Advanced Inquiry Program (AIP). She loves helping students discover the power (and fun!) of inquiry while exploring the local environments. She strives to connect people to their surroundings and to help them discover their own voices for change. Katie loves traveling, at home and abroad and is always up for a good road trip. Earth Expeditions have taken her to Baja and Kenya so far and she is excited to round out her EE list with this summer's trek to Thailand. She has a B.A. in environmental studies from Hiram College where she focused on
environmental education and incorporating sustainability messaging into rural schools. She likes running and reading (though not at the same time) and is a soccer enthusiast. |
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Travis Duncan
Student Leader, 2012 Baja III: Master's Field Methods
Travis currently is a geography teacher at Cody Middle School in Cody, Wyoming. He previously taught grades 7-12 at a rural school, gaining first hand knowledge of the challenges of managing livestock and wolves within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). Growing up in Wyoming helped him develop the same, strong connection to nature he tries to instill in his students. Living in the GYE for the past 10 years has given him a chance to continue pursuing his interest in the outdoors. Believing in the strong connection between community involvement and conservation, Travis strives to involve his students in outdoor education, which includes activities such as tracking fish, hiking, canal fish salvages and an environmental studies program. He received a B.A. in Secondary Education from the University of Wyoming and will complete an MAT in Biological Science through Miami University’s Global Field Program in 2012. |
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Amy Foote-Wenz
Student Leader, 2012 Guyana: Local Wisdom & Conservation
Amy is a high school biology teacher from Washington State. As a child, she grew up wandering the woods, fishing and swimming the lakes and exploring the beaches of New Jersey. These early experiences fostered a deep connection with nature. After witnessing the effects of urban sprawl, Amy decided to pursue a BS degree from Rutgers University in Wildlife Management ('96) and certificate in teaching ('97). She strongly believes in experiential learning and has led field courses to Hawaii and the Olympic peninsula for high school students. Amy is currently working towards an MAT through Miami University’s Global Field Program. Solo traveling is her greatest passion and she loves to camp, hike, swim and explore nature with her family. |
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Amy Fultz
Student Leader, 2012 Amazon: Tropical Biodiversity & Avian Ecology
Amy is a primatologist whose focus is on chimpanzee behavior. Amy is the Behavior and Education Program manager at a sanctuary for chimpanzees, Chimp Haven, Inc. Amy’s love for the natural world started in her youth when she would help her father to clean up local streams and creeks in Michigan. Amy has lived in many states with beautiful natural features including North Carolina, Texas, and now Louisiana. Amy holds a degree in Biology from Hillsdale College in Michigan and is currently in her third year of the GFP working towards her MA in Zoology. She has travelled to rain forests in Panama, Mexico and Uganda, as well as traveling to Belize and Borneo with the GFP. In her free time she enjoys reading, spending time exploring her daughter’s interests, gardening and being outside with her dogs. |
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Meghann McDonald
Student Leader, 2012 Baja I: Master's Field Methods
Meghann has been an ocean-based creature from the very start. She grew up on the Sea of Cortez -- snorkeling, dissecting marine creatures, and listening to her father lecture his college students on the magic of upwelling since she could crawl. Meghann went on to earn a B.S. in Earth Systems Science and Policy, with a concentration in Marine and Coastal Ecology at CSU Monterey Bay. However, it was there in the Monterey Bay -- at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories -- that she found her true loves: scientific research diving and ichthyology. As the Vice President of the Vermilion Sea Institute, a non-profit dedicated to education and field studies, Meghann gets to introduce students of all ages to the terrestrial and marine worlds of Baja California. Here, she fuses scientific field methods with first-hand experience to show students that they can overcome any obstacle from plunging into the world of fish to conquering the really scary stuff: statistics. |
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Shelley Steele
Student Leader, 2012 Belize I: Forest & Marine Ecology
Shelley is an informal marine science and environmental educator. She is working on climate change communication and education related projects as a graduate student at Miami University. She realized at a young age that she wanted to help save the world and has been working and studying hard ever since. She has earned degrees in diversified and liberal studies of environmental education, child development, and marine science. She has worked with many very good people, dolphins, and children of all ages. She is currently employed by the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii. She has lived across the US from the Adirondack Mountains in New York to sunny Sacramento, California, but she was born and raised in Moore, Oklahoma and now lives with her husband in Honolulu, Hawaii. She loves music, art, and literature as they inspire her appreciation of all that is beautiful in the world. |
